Middle East


Inside the vortex: Why Israel keeps getting dragged into the Lebanese mud

IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 22, 2026.

Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, amid a ceasefire between the US and Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 24, 2026.

US planning renewed military action against Iranian infrastructure should talks fail - CNN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, February 28, 2026.